On November 5, 1911, "Dear Fellow-Teacher" letters were sent to more than 400 persons across the United States inviting them to help organize a National Council of Teachers of English. Nearly 70 educators attended that first meeting December 1-2; the goal of the organization was to "increase the effectiveness of school and college work in English."

Today, 100 years later, NCTE members

Check out the timeline below for information on NCTE events through the years, as well as information on world events that occured during the same time!